Toe-piece for edge-trimming machines



(No Model.)

D. DAVIS.

TOE PIEGE FOR EDGE TRIMMING MACHINES. No. 316,750.

Patented Apr. 28, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

DANIEL DAVIS, OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

TOE-PIECE FOR EDGE-TRIMMING MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,750, dated April28, 1885.

Application filed January 22, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL DAVIS, residing in Portland, in the county ofCumberland and State of Maine, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Toe-Pieces for Edge-Trimming; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My said improvement relates to a new and useful toe-piece for use onthat particular class of machines known in the boot and shoe factoriesas edge-trimming machines.

I am aware that prior to my invention edge- .trimming-machine toe-pieceshave been made in a number of ways, but so far as I have been able toascertain have always been objectionable for a variety of reasons. Forexample, when the shoes were set for edge-trimming, no support wasprovided for the shanks of the shoes on the inside while the outsideedges of the soles were being trimmed. As a result the shanks of thesoles would be pressed inward, sometimes so far as to break the shanksand very materially impair the dura bility and value of the soles.Again,pressing the shanks inward would wrinkle or crease up the uppersto so great a degree that no subsequent stretching of the shoes couldremove the wrinkles, thus injuring the shape and fit of the shoes.

The object of my present invention is to furnish to the boot and shoeindustry a toepiece which shall be simple in construction, inexpensivein cost, efficientin operation, and in every Way well calculated toimprove the character of the work done by edge-trimming machines. 7

To this end my improvement consists of a toe-piece provided at its rearpart with a shank-supporting tongue, and having proper means forsecurely attaching the device to the instep-block or any other properpart of an edge-trimming machine.

That my improvement may be more particularly understood, referenceshould be made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 showsthe toe-piece in position in a shoe. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view ofthe toe-piece.

The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a shows the toe-piece proper. Extending from the back part of it, andpassing over the shank b, is a supporting-tongue, c. The parts a and care integral.

The device may be made either of wood or metal, at the option of theuser.

d shows a chamber cut out of the main part a.

e designates a proper orifice to receive a screwbolt, f, by means ofwhich the device can be rigidly attached to any object.

This improvement was devised more es pecially for use on what is knownas the Dodge .lrimming-lVIachine. On that machine is used aninstep-block like 9.

In attaching the toe-piece to the above-mentioned machine the chamber 01is made to fit over the tip of the instep-block g, after which thescrew-bolt f is turned into place. Thus great rigidity of the parts isbrought about.

In operating with my improvement the projeoting tongue 0 fits closelyover the shoe shank and keeps it in its true position, so that alldanger of the shank being strained and broken by inward pressure isobviated. Fun ther, there is no danger that the shape of the upper ofthe shoe will be injured byreason of wrinkles and creases.

I am aware that pegging jaeks have been provided with a toe-section of alast and an extensible heel portion, whereby the said toe portion can beforcibly pressed into a boot or shoe previous to pegging the same. Sucha device I hereby disclaim.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The toe-piece last-section connected with a shank-tongue and arecess, in combination with an instep-block and a screw-fastening,substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The new article of manufacture, consisting of a recessed toepiecehaving a shanksupportingtongue formed on it and adapted to be rigidlysecured to the instep-block of a boot and shoe trimming-machine,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have affixed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL DAVIS.

WVitnesses:

V. M. GLENDENING, H. G. BRIGGS.

